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Photo: California Firefighters Battle Wind-Driven Wildfire Near San Francisco California Firefighters Battle Wind-Driven Wildfire Near San Francisco
The Guardian - Sun Jun 2, 2024
TRACY, California - California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire that began Saturday and continued burning early Sunday morning in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. More»

Photo: San Francisco Created an Agency to Fight Sexual Crimes. It’s Never Met with Police San Francisco Created an Agency to Fight Sexual Crimes. It’s Never Met with Police
The San Francisco Standard - Sat May 11, 2024
Anyone in San Francisco who was worried that Thursday’s sexual violence hearing at City Hall would turn overtly political can rest easy. More»

Photo: Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in 'Incognito Mode' Privacy Lawsuit Settlement Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in 'Incognito Mode' Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
The Hacker News - Wed Apr 3, 2024
Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users' browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their knowledge or consent in its Chrome browser. More»

Photo: San Jose uses AI to scan streets for homeless people's cars San Jose uses AI to scan streets for homeless people's cars
San Francisco Gate - Sun Mar 31, 2024
In southern neighborhoods of San Jose, cameras attached to a city-owned car have been recording footage of streets and sidewalks. More»

Photo: Ex-college professor charged with setting California fires Ex-college professor charged with setting California fires
Associated Press - Thu Nov 18, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, California — A former college professor was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly starting four wildfires in Northern California earlier this year that threatened to trap firefighters as they battled a massive fire nearby, federal prosecutors said. More»

Photo: Facebook Rebrands As Meta Amid Intense Scrutiny Facebook Rebrands As Meta Amid Intense Scrutiny
Associated Press - Thu Oct 28, 2021
OAKLAND, California - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future. More»

Photo: The supply chain crisis has hit the Bay Area - partly because of epic cargo backlogs in Southern California The supply chain crisis has hit the Bay Area - partly because of epic cargo backlogs in Southern California
San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Oct 10, 2021
Nathan Rundel ordered a new refrigerator for his Orinda home remodel in April. More»

Photo: Unvaccinated US school teacher spread COVID to 26 people Unvaccinated US school teacher spread COVID to 26 people
AFP - Fri Aug 27, 2021
An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the Delta variant of the coronavirus to at least 26 other people, including 12 students in their classroom, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. More»

Photo: Employee shoots eight dead at rail yard in San Jose before killing himself: Cops find explosive devices throughout building Employee shoots eight dead at rail yard in San Jose before killing himself: Cops find explosive devices throughout building
Daily Mail - Wed May 26, 2021
At least nine people are dead and others injured following a mass shooting at a California light rail yard, the county's sheriff's office said Wednesday. More»

Photo: Man Arrested for Pipe Bombs Discussed Attacking Twitter and Facebook Man Arrested for Pipe Bombs Discussed Attacking Twitter and Facebook
NBC New York - Thu Jan 28, 2021
A California man charged with possessing five pipe bombs talked about targeting Democrats, along with the social media giants Twitter and Facebook, as part of a discussion about going "to war" to ensure former President Donald Trump remained in the White House. More»

Photo: Speaker Pelosi's house vandalized with the head of a dead pig Speaker Pelosi's house vandalized with the head of a dead pig
Raw Story - Fri Jan 1, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) woke up Friday morning to find her home vandalized by a confused voter angry about not getting a $2,000 stimulus check. More»

Photo: San Francisco voters pass 'Overpaid Executive Tax' San Francisco voters pass 'Overpaid Executive Tax'
NBC News - Fri Nov 6, 2020
Trying to address the growing wage gap between chief executives and workers, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved what is believed to be the nation's first tax aimed at combatting pay inequity. More»

Photo: Thick wildfire smoke blocks sun, turns Bay Area sky orange Thick wildfire smoke blocks sun, turns Bay Area sky orange
San Francisco Gate - Wed Sep 9, 2020
Just when Bay Area residents thought the world outside couldn't get stranger, the sky Wednesday dimly glowed a pumpkin orange color you'd expect to see on Mars. More»

Photo: Motorists desperately try to escape California wildfires that have killed Motorists desperately try to escape California wildfires that have killed
Daily Mail - Sat Aug 22, 2020
A dashcam has captured people making the terrifying drive through the California wildfires that have now killed six with two of the blazes now in the top ten biggest ever seen in the state, as Governor Newsom pleads with Canada and Australia to send help. More»

Photo: California's wildfires double in size with tens of thousands forced to flee California's wildfires double in size with tens of thousands forced to flee
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 21, 2020
At least five people have died and two are missing after dozens of lightning-sparked California wildfires spread rapidly on Thursday, doubling in size in the state's wine country alone while expanding by nearly a third near Palo Alto. More»

Photo: Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by police Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by police
KGO-TV - Sat Jun 6, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - A community activist, who has worked for years to promote understanding between San Jose police and the public, was seriously injured by a riot gun in the George Floyd protest one week ago. More»

Photo: Massive Horde Of Goats Runs Amok In California Neighborhood Massive Horde Of Goats Runs Amok In California Neighborhood
Huffington Post - Wed May 13, 2020
This is the craziest thing to happen all quarantine” a resident said about 200 goats running free in San Jose. More»

Photo: 2 Californians died of coronavirus weeks before previously known 1st US death 2 Californians died of coronavirus weeks before previously known 1st US death
CNN - Wed Apr 22, 2020
New autopsy results show two Californians died of novel coronavirus in early and mid-February -- up to three weeks before the previously known first US death from the virus. More»

Photo: Antibody study suggests coronavirus is far more widespread than previously thought Antibody study suggests coronavirus is far more widespread than previously thought
The Guardian - Fri Apr 17, 2020
A new study in California has found the number of people infected with coronavirus may be tens of times higher than previously thought. More»

Photo: 'Don't let them in': Arrests made as hundreds protest Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley 'Don't let them in': Arrests made as hundreds protest Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley
USA Today - Thu Nov 21, 2019
A speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter at University of California, Berkeley drew hundreds of protesters Wednesday night. More»

Photo: California declares statewide emergency: More than 180,000 people evacuated California declares statewide emergency: More than 180,000 people evacuated
Daily Mail - Sun Oct 27, 2019
Authorities in Northern California ordered 180,000 residents to flee their homes on Sunday as historic winds fueled a wildfire in the wine country and led the state's biggest utility to shut off power for millions of people in an effort to prevent more fires. More»

Photo: Earthquakes rattle the Bay Area Earthquakes rattle the Bay Area
Los Angeles Times - Tue Jul 16, 2019
The Bay Area was rattled Tuesday by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake and a 3.5 aftershock that hit in the East Bay near Livermore, California, on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey. More»

Photo: California jury links weedkiller Roundup to cancer, awards couple $2 billion California jury links weedkiller Roundup to cancer, awards couple $2 billion
The Hill - Tue May 14, 2019
A jury ruled against chemical giant Monsanto on Monday, awarding a California couple $2 billion in damages after determining their cancer was caused by the weedkiller Roundup. More»

Photo: High Turnout For Annual 420 Pot Festival On Golden Gate Park’s Hippie Hill High Turnout For Annual 420 Pot Festival On Golden Gate Park’s Hippie Hill
San Francisco Chronicle - Sat Apr 20, 2019
Smokers passed cone-shaped joints, cradled glass pipes of all sizes and worked to keep blazing blunts alive amid strong winds on the grassy fields of Golden Gate Park as part of the annual 420 celebration at Hippie Hill. More»

Photo: Monsanto Has Been Ordered To Pay $80 Million After A Jury Found Its Weed Killer Caused A Man's Cancer Monsanto Has Been Ordered To Pay $80 Million After A Jury Found Its Weed Killer Caused A Man's Cancer
BuzzFeed - Wed Mar 27, 2019
A federal jury in San Francisco has awarded more than $80 million to a 70-year-old California man after determining last week that his exposure to Monsanto's widely-used weed killer Roundup was a significant factor in the development of his cancer. More»

Photo: Charges dropped for deputies accused of forcing inmates into 'fight club' Charges dropped for deputies accused of forcing inmates into 'fight club'
The Guardian - Fri Feb 1, 2019
The San Francisco district attorney's office on Friday dropped all charges against three San Francisco sheriff's deputies accused of forcing inmates to fight for their entertainment. More»

Photo: San Francisco To Dismiss Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions San Francisco To Dismiss Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions
NPR - Wed Jan 31, 2018
Prosecutors in San Francisco will throw out thousands of marijuana-related convictions of residents dating back to 1975. More»

Photo: New era opens in California with first sales of recreational marijuana New era opens in California with first sales of recreational marijuana
San Francisco Gate - Sun Dec 31, 2017
Before sunrise on New Year's Day, cashiers welcomed the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in California, launching a new industry expected to bring in billions of dollars while accepting new regulations and taxes. More»

Photo: Wildfires Burn Out of Control Across Northern California; 15 Are Dead Wildfires Burn Out of Control Across Northern California; 15 Are Dead
New York Times - Tue Oct 10, 2017
NAPA, California - With roads still blocked by the police and fires still raging across broad swaths of Northern California, Matt Lenzi hiked through smoke-choked vineyards and waded the Napa River to reach the home his father lived in for 53 years. More»

Photo: 'Get the f**k out": Bigots mistake lupus patient's head covering for hijab and smash her car window 'Get the f**k out": Bigots mistake lupus patient's head covering for hijab and smash her car window
Raw Story - Wed Nov 16, 2016
A California woman said that she received a threatening note and her car window was smashed all because her head covering was mistaken for a Muslim hijab. More»

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